Boston Beer Company Inc. (SAM)

SAM (NYSE:Food & Beverage)
$171.53
pos +1.42
+0.83%
Today's Range: 168.80 - 172.00 | SAM Avg Daily Volume: 83,100
Last Update: 06/18/13 - 4:02 PM EDT
Volume: 61,334
YTD Performance: 26.52%
Open: $170.72
Previous Close: $170.11
52 Week Range: $97.66 - $172.05
Oustanding Shares: 12,869,971
Market Cap: 1,469,598,985
6-Month Chart
TheStreet Ratings Grade for SAM
Buy Hold Sell
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 0 0 0 0
Moderate Buy 0 0 1 1
Hold 1 1 1 1
Moderate Sell 1 1 0 0
Strong Sell 1 1 1 1
Mean Rec. 4.00 4.00 3.33 3.33
Latest Dividend: 0.00
Latest Dividend Yield: 0.00%
Dividend Ex-Date: 12/31/69
Price Earnings Ratio: 38.21
Price Earnings Comparisons:
SAM Sector Avg. S&P 500
38.21 38.10 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
6.43% 53.11% 135.71%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue 22.50 0.40 0.12
Net Income -10.00 0.91 0.24
EPS -8.70 1.08 0.27
Earnings for SAM:
EBITDA 0.16B
Revenue 0.63B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (06/13) Qtr (09/13) FY (12/13) FY (12/14)
Average Estimate $1.35 $1.74 $5.02 $5.70
Number of Analysts 3 3 4 3
High Estimate $1.41 $1.90 $5.22 $5.86
Low Estimate $1.30 $1.57 $4.90 $5.45
Prior Year $1.19 $1.53 $4.52 $5.02
Growth Rate (Year over Year) 13.17% 13.94% 11.01% 13.60%
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Scale Symbol Comparison Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Jun 12, 2013 | 8:10 AM EDT
SAM was upgraded to Neutral from Sell, Goldman Sachs said. $162 target price. Near term volume upside potential. 
Bullish
Apr 29, 2013 | 7:52 AM EDT
SAM estimates were increased to reflect the success of Angry Orchard, said UBS. Price target goes to $143.
Bearish
Feb 28, 2013 | 7:55 AM EST
SAM was downgraded from Outperform to Perform, Williams Capital said. Valuation call, based on a $160 price target.   
Update
Dec 20, 2012 | 8:37 AM EST
SAM was initiated with a Neutral rating, Citigroup said. $152 price target. Cautious on pricing environement for high end craft beers.&...
Bullish
Dec 13, 2012 | 8:17 AM EST
Shares of SAM now seen reaching $111, UBS said. Estimates also increased after guidance raised on strong depletions. Sell rating. ...
Set fire to the day-to-day fluff inherent to the market and return to fundamentals.
Bearish
Oct 01, 2012 | 7:58 AM EDT
SAM was downgraded to Sell from Neutral, UBS said. $96 price target. New product distribution stalls, downside risk to estimates. ...
Bearish
Jul 09, 2012 | 7:37 AM EDT
SAM was downgraded to Sell from Neutral, UBS said. $103 price target. Topline trends may slow.
Update
Apr 20, 2012 | 8:01 AM EDT
SAM was initiated with a Neutral rating, UBS said.  $103 price target.  Limited upside at current multiple.

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| Jun 18, 2013
| 6:31 PM EDT
Now up to 962--It flagged things on the way down. could be doing it again.
| Jun 18, 2013
| 4:41 PM EDT
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